The Pittsburgh Steelers were fortunate to come out of yesterday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a victory, this in spite of the fact that they had a 5-0 edge in the turnover margin. The offense very clearly remains a work in progress, but they made the plays at the end of the game that needed to be made.
And it’s no surprise that one of the critical plays—or would-be critical plays—came down to Diontae Johnson, the team’s number one wide receiver, coming off of his first Pro Bowl, and more recently, a new contract extension.
Though he only finished the game with 55 receiving yards on seven catches, his 25-yard grab late in overtime helped set the Steelers up for a potential game-winning field goal attempt, even it Chris Boswell ended up hitting the left post on the eventual 55-yard attempt.